Relieving Parkway Congestion

Dr. Lazar Spasovic, executive director of NJIT's International Intermodal Transportation Center, led a study of congestion on the Garden State Parkway.

NJIT's International Intermodal Transportation Center (IITC) assisted the New Jersey Department of Transportation in developing the "Congestion Relief Plan for the Garden State Parkway." The study, led by Lazar Spasovic, professor of management and transportation and executive director of IITC, highlights traffic congestion impacts as part of the development of the ten-year plan to remove toll barriers on the Garden State Parkway.

Findings included:

Eliminating the Raritan Toll Plaza in the southbound direction would reduce peak evening by two minutes or more per vehicle.

Widening of the Driscoll Bridge would aid in the significant reduction.